Meet the Nurses – Bob Button
CURRENT POSITION
Nurse Manager CSSD Frankston Hospital
POSITION DESCRIPTION (What does your role involve?)
Managing instrument technicians in the preparation of instruments for sterilisation, decontamination and packing. Providing a service for all acute departments within Frankston Hospital, Golf Links Road and Mt Eliza.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED AT PENINSULA HEALTH? 10 years
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED IN NURSING AND IN WHAT AREAS? Since 1971 Completed hospital based nursing training at Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Sydney 1971-1973 1974 Peri operative nurse at Queen Victoria Hospital Melbourne 1975 Completed Peri operative Course at Royal Melbourne Hospital 1976 Charge nurse Operating Rooms at Queen Victoria Hospital Melbourne 1978 Completed Infection Control & Sterilisation Certificate (Mayfield) 1978 Charge Nurse Operating Rooms Moorabbin Hospital 1980 Infection Control Nurse & CSSD Manager at the Avenue Hospital Windsor Vic 1983 Nurse Manager Operating Rooms Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood in WA 1988 Peri operative Nurse Cabrini Hospital Melbourne 1990 Nurse Manager CSSD Frankston Hospital 1994 Infection Control Nurse for State Government surveying Hospitals 1995 Peri operative Nurse ANUM Rosebud Hospital 1997 Nurse Manager CSSD Frankston Hospital
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE NURSING AS A CAREER?
I always had a fascination for hospitals and wanted to work in the operating rooms and this type of nursing always appealed to me.
WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF YOUR JOB?
Making a difference to the way in which instruments and sterilising is developing now and in the future. Working with dedicated staff that enjoy their work and are adaptable to change. Meeting the challenge in bringing the department to adhere to the Australian Standards and redeveloping the department for future directions
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE CAREER PLANS?
To retire in 5 years time having redeveloped the department into a “state-of- the-art unit.”